Definition of 岡目八目 (おかめはちもく)

おかめはちもく

岡目八目

おかめはちもく

okamehachimoku

noun

bystander's vantage point, outsider's better grasp of the situation(yojijukugo)

expression

onlookers see more of the game than the players do, people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead

Related Kanji

岡	mount, hill, knoll
目	eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
八	eight, eight radical (no. 12)
傍	bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person

Example sentences(showing 3 results)

とうじしゃ

きみ

かれ

けっこう

ひょうか

、

おかめはちもく

、

わたし

きび

みかた

You speak pretty highly of him but you're directly involved. I think my less charitable view might be more accurate since I can look at things objectively

おかめはちもく

ことば

いちど

きょうかい